to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
the opposite direction; the other way
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
ago; since; before; previous
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
steady; honest; sober; straightforward